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Because many were willing to write an account of those events of which we are persuaded,

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Like the things which they delivered to us who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of The Word,

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He appeared also to me because I had approached all things carefully, that I would write everything in order to you, excellent Theophila.

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That you may know the truth of the words of which you have been instructed by such.

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In the days of Herodus, The King of Judea, there was a certain Priest whose name was Zechariah from the Ministry of the house of Abia and his wife was named Elizabeth who was of the daughters of Aaron.

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Both of them were righteous before God, and they were walking in all the commandments and in the judgments of THE LORD JEHOVAH without reproa

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But they did not have a son, because Elizabeth was infertile, and both of them were advanced in their days.

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And as he was exercising his priestly function in the order of his service before God,

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In the tradition of the priesthood, it befell him to offer incense, and he entered The Temple of THE LORD JEHOVAH.

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And all the crowds of the people were praying outside at the time of incense.

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And an Angel of THE LORD JEHOVAH appeared to Zechariah who stood at the right side of the altar of incense.

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And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him and dread fell upon him.

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And the Angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharia, because your prayer has been heard and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name, Yohannan.”

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"You will have joy and gladness and many will rejoice at his birth.”

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"He will be great before THE LORD JEHOVAH, and he will not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with The Spirit of Holiness while he is in the womb of his mother.”

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"And he will turn many of the children of Israel to THE LORD JEHOVAH, their God.”

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"And he will go before him in the spirit and in the power of Elijah The Prophet to turn the heart of The fathers to the children and those who do not have faith to the knowledge of The Just One and he will prepare a perfect people for THE LORD JEHOVAH.”

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And Zacharia said to the Angel, "How shall I know this, for I am old and my wife is advanced in her days?”

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The Angel answered and he said to him, "I am Gabriel who am standing before God, and I am sent to speak with you and to give you these tidings.”

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"Henceforth, you will be dumb, and you will not be able to speak until the day that these things will occur, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”

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But the people were standing and waiting for Zacharia, and they were wondering at his tarrying in The Temple.

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But when Zechariah came out, he was not able to speak with them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in The Temple and was making signs, gesturing to them, and he still remained mute.

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And when the days of his service were fulfilled he went to his house.

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And it happened after those days, Elizabeth his wife conceived and she had secluded herself for five months, and she said:

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"THE LORD JEHOVAH has done these things for me in the days in which he regarded me to take away my reproach among the children of men”

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But in the six month, Gabriel the Angel was sent from the presence of God to Galilee to the city whose name was Nazareth,

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To a virgin who was engaged to a man from the house of David, whose name was Yoseph, and the name of the virgin was Maryam.

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The Angel entered her presence, and he said to her, "Peace to you, full of grace, our Lord is with you; you are blessed among women.”

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But when she saw him, she was alarmed at his word, and she was wondering, "What is this greeting?”

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And the Angel said to her, "Do not fear, Maryam, for you have found favor with God,

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For behold, you shall conceive and you shall give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Yeshua.

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This One will be great and he will be called The Son of The Highest and THE LORD JEHOVAH will give to him the throne of David his father,

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And he will reign over the house of Jaqob eternally and to his Kingdom there will not be an end.”

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Maryam said to the Angel, "How will this be, for no man has known me?”

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The Angel answered and said to her, "The Spirit of Holiness shall come and the power of The Highest shall rest upon you, therefore he who shall be begotten in you shall be holy and he shall be called the Son of God.”

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"And behold, Elizabeth your cousin also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her, who is called barren,”